Iran+&+Japan


 * Iran & Japan - Crysta Walker **



Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is located in the Pacific Ocean along the ring of fire and lies east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. There are 6,852 islands in Japan but the four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.

Urbanization - Iran is 57% urbanized, compared to the 66% of Japan. While Japan may not be all too urban, they do have some of the largest cities. Iran can't compare in that sense.

Life Expectancy - Iran has a low life expectancy of 66 years old, comparing to the 82 years of the Japanese. The Japanese have one of the highest life expectancies, while Iran has one of the lower ones.

Ethnic groups - Majority of the people in Japan are Japapanese and the majority of Iran are Persians. Both countries have other ethnic groups, including Koreans and Chinese in Japan and Azerbijani, Kurb,and Arab in Iran.

Religion - The Japanese religion of Shintoism is the major religion in Japan. Iran is a majority of Shi'i Islams. The two countries have nothing very similar with their religions other than maybe a bit of Christianity.